Clerk Erred in Refusing to File Unsigned 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Motion by Clerk Erred in Refusing to File Unsigned 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Motion The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that it was error for a district court clerk to refuse to file an unsigned …
Alabama Raises Rates Charged for Prisoner Labor by In October 2007, the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) began charging other government entities for prisoner labor, such as work crews that pick up highway trash. With the start of the next fiscal year on October 1, 2009, the DOC will raise …
No Qualified Immunity for Pepper Spraying Alabama Prisoner; Case Settles After Remand by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that pepper spraying a prisoner, keeping him in a small cell for longer than necessary to gain his compliance, and not allowing him to …
$717,000 Award to Motorist Injured in High Speed Police Chase by An Alabama jury awarded $717,217 to a motorist injured when a vehicle involved in a high speed chase with police crashed into him. On May 5, 2005, a Birmingham Police Officer began pursuit of Brandon Bearden, who was driving …
Reverend Sues, Wins Right to Register Alabama Prisoners to Vote by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Alabama Dept. of Corrections (ADOC) has agreed to let Reverend Kenneth Glasgow enter state prisons to register prisoners to vote. The settlement agreement came after the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed …
Federal Prisoner's Negligent Tumor Diagnosis Results In Partial Colon Loss by Former Alabama federal prisoner John Trevor brought a federal tort action against the United States in 2002 after personnel at the Federal Corrections Center (FCC) at Talladega failed to diagnose and treat a cancerous tumor. The $1 million suit …
Alabama Prisoner Entitled to Hearing on Full Jail Credit by The Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama has held that a prisoner is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his claim that he was not awarded sufficient jail credit. After the Jefferson Circuit Court summarily denied his habeas petition, Alabama …
$1.5 Million Settlement in Alabama Probation Officer's Sex Scandal by $1.5 Million Settlement in Alabama Probation Officer's Sex Scandal A $1.5 million dollar settlement has been reached in a lawsuit claiming an Alabama probation officer raped a female probationer and made inappropriate sexual advances towards eleven other female probationers. The …
Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Order Denying Motion, jail food, 2009 Case 5:01-cv-00851-UWC Document 103 Filed 01/27/2009 FILED Page 1 of 2 2009 Jan-27 AM 07:26 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION JOHNNY MAYNOR, ANTHONY MURPHREE, …
Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Ruling, jail food, 2009 Case 5:01-cv-00851-UWC Document 94 Filed 01/09/2009 FILED Page 1 of 5 2009 Jan-09 AM 10:47 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) …
Maynor v. Morgan County, AL, Findings of Fact, jail food, 2009 Case 5:01-cv-00851-UWC Document 92 Filed 01/08/2009 FILED Page 1 of 6 2009 Jan-08 PM 10:23 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION ) ) ) ) …
Alabama Policy Denies Work Release to HIV/AIDS Infected Prisoners by David Reutter Alabama Policy Denies Work Release to HIV/AIDS Infected Prisoners by David M. Reutter Citing a 2004 settlement that requires proper care for prisoners infected with HIV or AIDS, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is denying such prisoners …
Alabama Federal Court Awards $538,178 in Attorney Fees and Expenses for Women Prison Conditions Litigation by Alabama Federal Court Awards $538,178 in Attorney Fees and Expenses for Women Prison Conditions Litigation On August 31, 2007, an Alabama federal court awarded $484,406.35 in attorney fees and $53,771.79 in expenses to prisoners …
Alabama Jail Guard Fired, Convicted, Held Civilly Liable in Prisoner’s Assault by David Reutter Alabama Jail Guard Fired, Convicted, Held Civilly Liable in Prisoner’s Assault by David M. Reutter In a rare conclusion to a guard’s violent attack on a prisoner, a Jefferson County, Alabama jail guard was fired, prosecuted, …
Limbaugh v. Thompson, AL, Expert Testimony - Sullivan, Native American Long Hair, 2008 %N 71111 lIlIIrral S'I'AftS Dl:8'I'IUC'I' C:OllR'I' FOR 'I'IIE IIl:DI)LE Dl:S1'I\:tC'l' or AI.UlIHA NOR'l1ll!llU'l Dl:v:tSl:ON JAHmS et .1., L~uua. P161nt1ffa, Y. CIVIL NO. ~.93-cv1404-WHA L!SL%E THOMPSON. et al" De£endIlACO. ~TTvr. I~VTrIM or v PkI50NRRI IP!!Jul-T'OWrLZ WIND CWW. et …
Limbaugh v. Thompson, AL, Expert Testimony - Walker, Native American Long Hair, 2008 STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF BOULDER ) EXPERT REPORT OF DEWARD E. WALKER JR.. PH.D. 1. I was asked by Mark Sabel, attorney for the Plaintiffs in the case of Limbaugh v. Alabama DOC,93 :cv-1404-WHA, to …
Alabama Lawyer Wins $10,000 in Defamation Suit Against Prisoner Rights Radio Host by Roberta Franklin is a radio talk show host and ardent prisoners rights activist in Alabama. In the summer of 2002, while defense attorney, Susan James, was being investigated for misconduct, Franklin said James was stealing clients' money. …
Eleventh Circuit Discusses Contempt Fines for Violation of Consent Decree by A consent decree ordered the state prison system to remove state prisoners from a county jail within 30 days of the state's receipt of the conviction and sentencing transcript. In response to a contempt motion, the state said it …
Alabama Prisoner Wins $100 in Excessive Force Suit by On January 1, 2001 Herbert Ivory was an Alabama state prisoner. He was talking with a female guard when 2 sergeants, Michael Hazeley and Darryl Falls, attacked him for no reason. He was seen by a health care person and treated …
City Liable for Police Beating; Prior Settlements Admissible to Prove Policy by The 17-year-old plaintiff was forcibly arrested and thrown against a van, causing bruises to chest and head, was kneed in the back, and was bruised by excessively tight handcuffs, after engaging in a mock fight witnessed by a …
